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Ralph Clanton was an American character actor. His most seen performance was Comte De Guiche in the 1950 film Cyrano de Bergerac, the first sound version in English of Edmond Rostand's play, and the film for which José Ferrer won his only Academy Award for Best Actor. Besides Ferrer as Cyrano, Clanton was the only holdover from the cast of the 1946 Broadway revival of the play, and would play the role of De Guiche opposite him once more, in a New York City Center production in 1953.
Born
Friday, 11 September 1914
Died
Sunday, 29 December 2002
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Trading Places | Official #1 | 1983 |
| American Playhouse | Harper | 1982 |
| The Adams Chronicles | William Wirt | 1976 |
| Death Be Not Proud | Frank Boyden | 1975 |
| They Might Be Giants | Supermarket Manager | 1971 |
| Panic in Year Zero! | Radio Announcer | 1962 |
| The Beachcomber | Dobbs / Peter Noord | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Von Karlbeck | 1961 |
| Hazel | Mr. Williams | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Dr. Alton McKendrick | 1961 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Trading Places | Official #1 | 1983 |
| American Playhouse | Harper | 1982 |
| The Adams Chronicles | William Wirt | 1976 |
| Death Be Not Proud | Frank Boyden | 1975 |
| They Might Be Giants | Supermarket Manager | 1971 |
| Panic in Year Zero! | Radio Announcer | 1962 |
| The Beachcomber | Dobbs / Peter Noord | 1962 |
| Alcoa Premiere | Von Karlbeck | 1961 |
| Hazel | Mr. Williams | 1961 |
| Dr. Kildare | Dr. Alton McKendrick | 1961 |
| The Absent Minded Professor | O.J. Turnbull | 1961 |
| Thriller | Dr. John Grail / Lester Baston / Thorgenson | 1960 |
| The Man from Blackhawk | Williamson | 1959 |
| Zorro, the Avenger | Senor George Brighton | 1959 |
| Markham | Joseph Potter | 1959 |
| Special Agent 7 | Jason Clark | 1959 |
| Hudson's Bay | Factor Ogilvie | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Al Mulden / Herbert Goelet | 1958 |
| Yancy Derringer | Benjamin Quade | 1958 |
| Behind Closed Doors | Ed Bailey | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Hank Clancy | 1958 |
| Sea Hunt | Dr. Martinson | 1958 |
| Zorro | George Brighton | 1957 |
| The Gray Ghost | Pleasanton / General | 1957 |
| Goodyear Theatre | Major A.S. Mainor | 1957 |
| Undersea Girl | Sam Marvin | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Roger McClaine / Mervyn Aldritch / Karl Corby / Charles Brewster | 1957 |
| M Squad | R. Franklyn Matson III | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Armand Boucher | 1957 |
| No Time to Be Young | Mr. Parner | 1957 |
| Johnny Tremain | Gen. Gage / General Gage | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Joe - Agent | 1957 |
| Pharaoh's Curse | Col. Cross | 1957 |
| The 27th Day | Mr. Ingram / Mr Ingram | 1957 |
| Official Detective | Staley | 1957 |
| Circus Boy | Judge Bradley Sheldon | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Carlo Biretti | 1956 |
| The Vagabond King | Duke of Anjou | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Drayton / Ted Joiner | 1956 |
| Hot Cars | Arthur Markel | 1956 |
| Matinee Theatre | Arthur Lee | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ship's Purser / Mr. Saunders / Perry Harrison / Randolph Burnside / Sir Robert Walton / Sir Stephen Hurstwood | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Bit Role | 1955 |
| Soldiers of Fortune | George Baylor / Inspector Webb | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | General Gage / Capt. Ball | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Chauman | 1954 |
| Medic | Dr. Fredericks | 1954 |
| Out of This World | Red | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Corporal Talchine | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Franz Balek | 1953 |
| San Antone | Voice of Narrator | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Vic Flanner / Harry Garrison | 1953 |
| I Led 3 Lives | Comrade Marvin Tanner | 1953 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Charles Trent | 1952 |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | Antoine Comte de Guiche / De Guiche | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | The Jury Foreman / Frank MacDougal | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Maj. Morey / Cyril | 1950 |
| They Were Not Divided | David Morgan / David | 1950 |
| Canadian Pacific | Opening Narrator | 1949 |
| Suspense | Robert Quartermain / Col. Gerard / Alfred Hammersmith | 1949 |
| Lights Out | Rod Turner | 1946 |
